Senior Manager, Global Commodity Management

4 Months ago • 12 Years + • Logistics • $198,000 PA - $282,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Manager, Global Commodity Management at Google is responsible for all aspects of supplier development and performance management, focusing on cutting-edge technology and business needs. This role involves developing and executing material acquisition strategies to reduce the total cost of ownership for AI/ML, servers, storage, and networking hardware. The Senior Manager will lead a team, negotiate complex agreements, implement supply chain improvements, and collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, quality, operations, finance). The position requires experience in technical sourcing, supply chain management, and people management, with a focus on data center technologies like hard disk drive storage and power commodities. The successful candidate will drive continuous improvement and operational excellence to support Google's rapid growth.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree in technical field or equivalent
  • 12+ years in technical sourcing and supply chain management
  • Experience in technology agreement negotiation
  • Supplier performance management expertise
  • People management experience
  • Develop and execute sourcing strategies
  • Lead and manage a team of commodity managers
  • Negotiate complex technology agreements
Good to have:
  • Master's degree in technical field or MBA
  • Experience with large infrastructure environments
  • Data center hard disk drive storage and power commodity management
  • Excellent leadership, presentation, and influencing skills
Perks:
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Job Details


Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field or equivalent practical experience.
  • 12 years of experience in technical sourcing and supply chain management.
  • Experience in negotiating agreements for technology and supplier performance management.
  • Experience in people management

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree in a technical or engineering field or MBA.
  • Experience working with suppliers or contract manufacturers in a large infrastructure environment.
  • Experience with large-scale industrial engineering and design programs, preferably data centers.
  • Experience managing data center hard disk drive storage and power commodities.
  • Excellent leadership, presentation and influencing skills.

About the job

Commodity Managers work with Engineering teams to make sure Google has the supplies and equipment to put into production the innovative products coming from our Engineering teams. As a Commodity Manager, you use your wide industry knowledge and strategic supplier relationships to optimize our total cost of ownership for our global -- and growing -- infrastructure. The scale at which Google operates means that savings on just one piece of hardware can have a huge impact on Google's bottom line.

Commodity Managers work with Engineering teams to make sure Google has the supplies and equipment to put into production the innovative products coming from our Engineering teams. As a Commodity Manager, you use your wide industry knowledge and strategic supplier relationships to optimize our total cost of ownership for our global -- and growing -- infrastructure. The scale at which Google operates means that savings on just one piece of hardware can have a huge impact on Google's bottom line.

You will be responsible for all aspects of supplier development and ongoing performance management regarding Google's cutting-edge technology and business needs. You will develop and execute Google's material acquisition strategy and reduce total cost of ownership for AI/ML, servers, storage and networking hardware, in support of our infrastructure deployment that powers all of Google's services. You will be expected to lead and participate in large projects, as well as understand and resolve issues that put company objectives at risk. You will be a key part of an end-to-end supply chain team that drives continuous improvement and ensures operational excellence in support of Google's rapid growth.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $198,000-$282,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about .

Responsibilities

  • Grow and develop a team of Global Commodity Managers to deliver sourcing and supply chain objectives for the hard disk drive storage and power space.
  • Set quarterly and annual objectives and priorities for the team along with resource planning.
  • Develop and execute strategies to achieve total cost of ownership, lead time, capacity, innovation, and quality objectives for the products managed through close collaboration with Google cross-functional teams (e.g., engineering, quality, operations, finance, etc.).
  • Conduct complex strategic technology negotiations including comprehensive contractual agreements to deliver cost, lead time, and capacity objectives for the organization.
  • Implement supply chain and process improvements through supplier performance metrics, scorecards, business continuity plans and regular business reviews.

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